Legal Opinion

Kin Yiu Cheung v. Commonwealth of Virginia

Court of Appeals of Virginia

Decided February 11, 2014No. 0322132PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

TERESA M. CHAFIN, Judge.

Kin Yui Cheung (“Cheung”) was convicted by the Circuit Court of Caroline County (“circuit court”) of four counts of involuntary manslaughter in violation of Code § 18.2-36. The four victims in these cases were killed when a passenger bus driven by Cheung overturned on Interstate 95 on May 31, 2011. On appeal, Cheung argues that the evidence presented by the Commonwealth was insufficient to support his convictions. Specifically, he contends that the evidence failed to establish that his actions preceding the bus accident “were so gross and wanton [as] to show a reckless…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Martin v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1987
  2. Archer v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1997
  3. Kelly v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2003
  4. Crowder v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2003
  5. Darnell v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1988

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3Cited by7 opinions

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  2. Antonio Wright v. Commonwealth of VirginiaCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2019
  3. Billy Everett, s/k/a Billy Wilson Everett v. Commonwealth of VirginiaCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2020
  4. Marvin Seay Jones v. Commonwealth of VirginiaCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2020
  5. Robert Alan Novotny v. Commonwealth of VirginiaCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2017

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